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.

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auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
trancestupor
sequesterto set apart : segregate
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose