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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encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
snipa small piece that is snipped off
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
reaperone that reaps
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur