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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WordMeaning
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
betokento typify beforehand : presage
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
meagerhaving little flesh : thin