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 |
|---|---|
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| demise | death |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |