GRE Word List

TREPIDATION

a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension

The meaning of the word trepidation is a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension.

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platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
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philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
plumea feather of a bird: such as
retortto pay or hurl back : return