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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| whittle | a large knife |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |