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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |