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.

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WordMeaning
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy