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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WordMeaning
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
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invalidnot valid:
juncturea point of time
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
fulcrumprop
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change