SAT Word of the Day: diffident
October 4, 2009 by Adam
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diffident (adj.)
From Dictionary.com:
1. lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
2. restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
In a sentence:
“Although confident and outgoing among her friends, Carol became shy and diffident around people she did not know well.”
