GRE Word List

TIMIDITY

lacking in courage or self-confidence

The meaning of the word timidity is lacking in courage or self-confidence.

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WordMeaning
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
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epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
maroona dark red
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as