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 |
|---|---|
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| purported | reputed |
| feint | something feigned |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |