GRE Word List
DIFFIDENCE
the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
The meaning of the word diffidence is the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |