GRE Word List
DILIGENCE
steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
The meaning of the word diligence is steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |