self-confidence self-confidence /ˌsɛlfˈkɑːnfədəns/

noun

1. () Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities  ( self-assurance , sureness , authority , assurance , confidence , self-confidence )
   freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
    His assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
   his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
    After that failure he lost his confidence
   after that failure he lost his confidence
    She spoke with authority
   she spoke with authority
   
   

 vervet vervet /ˈvɝːvɪt/

noun

1. South African monkey with black face and hands  ( Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus , vervet , vervet monkey )
   South African monkey with black face and hands
   
   

 nail-tailed kangaroo nail-tailed kangaroo /ˈneɪlˌteɪld ˌkænɡəˈɹoʊ/

noun

1. Small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail  ( nail-tailed kangaroo , nail-tailed wallaby )
   small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
   
   

 desert desert /dɪˈzɝːt/

noun

1. () Arid land with little or no vegetation  ( desert )
   arid land with little or no vegetation
    The hot sun beat down on us as we hiked through the desert
   The hot sun beat down on us as we hiked through the desert
   
   
2. (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment  ( desert )
   (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
   

verb

1. () Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch  ( desolate , abandon , forsake , desert )
   leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
    The mother deserted her children
   The mother deserted her children
   
2. () Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army  ( defect , desert )
   desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
    If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
   If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
   
3. Leave behind  ( desert )
   leave behind
    The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period
   the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period