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 |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |