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 |
|---|---|
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |