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
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
slanderto utter slander against : defame
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
palliddeficient in color : wan
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified