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 |
|---|---|
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| ploy | escapade |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| ramification | branch |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |