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 |
|---|---|
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| submerge | to put under water |