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 |
|---|---|
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |