SAT Vocabulary Diffident

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	diffident Definition: lacking self-confidence Synonym: shy
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	External definitions: dif·fi·dent (d f -d nt, -d nt ) adj. 1. Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid. See Synonyms at ¹. 2. Reserved in manner. [Middle English, from Latin `diff d ns` `, diff dent-`, present participle of `diff dere`, to mistrust : `dis-`, dis- + `f dere`, to trust ; see `bheidh-` in Indo-European roots]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. dif fi·dent·ly adv.