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 |
|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |