GRE Word List
DIFFIDENCE
shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident
The meaning of the word diffidence is shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident.
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coiffure | hairstyle |
swipe | hit with a sweeping motion; N. |
opportune | timely; well-chosen |
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blues | state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs) |
whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
dormer | window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room |
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holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |