GRE Word List
TIMIDITY
lacking in courage or self-confidence
The meaning of the word timidity is lacking in courage or self-confidence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| endue | provide |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |