trepidation
a feeling of fear or anxiety about a coming event
Word origin: From Latin trepidare, to tremble.
Trepidation in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing trepidation in a sentence.
She opened the exam results with considerable trepidation.
She approached the dissertation defense with trepidation, having heard how relentless the committee could be.
Using “trepidation” well
Trepidation is a feeling of fear or anxiety about a coming event, blending dread with nervous anticipation. It is the opposite of confidence or composure.
More GRE words starting with T
understood or implied without being openly stated
habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech
only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point
perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped
to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
equivalent in effect or value to something else
to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
needlessly repeating an idea using different words
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