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confidence
noun
belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance.
Why Girl Scouts chose confidence
In short, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Confidence is an important aspect to reach higher and go further!
Girl Scouts helps girls be their best, bravest, boldest selves each day. The benefits go beyond the badges and awards they earn as recognition of the new skills they learn. Whether she鈥檚 finishing a school project, making a new friend, hiking in the backcountry, or speaking up for what鈥檚 right鈥攁 Girl Scout faces the world with confidence and optimism.
More about confidence
Confidence can come from a variety of sources, such as overcoming an obstacle or mastering a new skill. But etymologically, confidence comes from Latin, specifically the noun 肠辞苍蹿墨诲别苍迟颈补 from聽the verb conf墨dere “to confide.” The Latin prefix con-, a variant of com-, usually means “with; together; in combination,” but here it is an intensive prefix meaning “completely”; the verb 蹿墨诲别谤别 means “to trust.” The related Latin noun聽fid膿s “trust” is the ultimate source of the English word faith. Confidence entered English in the 14th century.聽
how is confidence used?
Its message is that girls should have confidence, step up and become leaders by raising our hands. As with every patch in Girl Scouts, you have to earn this one.
贬别谤听confidence聽was contagious. King was a role model in my life.
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cavil
verb (used without object)
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually followed by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.
More about cavil
The verb cavil 鈥渢o raise irritating and trivial objections鈥� ultimately comes from the Latin verb 肠补惫颈濒濒腻谤墨 鈥渢o jeer, scoff, quibble,鈥� a derivative of the noun cavilla 鈥渏esting, banter.鈥� 颁补惫颈濒濒腻谤墨 and 肠补濒惫墨 鈥渢o deceive, trick鈥� come from the Latin root cal-, and cavilla comes from an earlier unrecorded calvilla. Cavil entered English in the 16th century.
how is cavil used?
Now, I鈥檓 not the type to cavil at the outrageous fortune of others, as long as they come by it legally.
Has it become a custom for the brothers and sisters to carp and cavil at one another鈥攁nd even for Mamma to cavil at her children鈥攁s I have heard you all do to-night?
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tantamount
adjective
equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification: His angry speech was tantamount to a declaration of war.
More about tantamount
In contemporary English tantamount is an adjective meaning 鈥渆quivalent,鈥� an adjective use of the obsolete noun tantamount 鈥渟omething equivalent, an equivalent,鈥� which, in its turn, is a development of the somewhat earlier verb tantamount 鈥渢o amount to as much鈥� (all three parts of speech are recorded between 1628 and 1641). Tantamount comes from Anglo-French tant am(o)unter or Italian tanto montare 鈥渢o amount to as much.鈥� Tant and tanto come from the neuter Latin adjective tantum 鈥渟o much鈥�; am(o)unter 鈥渢o add up to, ascend鈥� comes from the Old French adverb amont 鈥渦p, upward,鈥� from Latin ad montem 鈥�(up) to the hill.鈥�
how is tantamount used?
It was a daring move in those days; most men of the countryside feared the city, clung to what was safe and familiar, teaching their sons that leaving the land was tantamount to dying.
Recovering a diamond at Karowe is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, in a barn full of other haystacks without needles.
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