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 |
|---|---|
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| feint | something feigned |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |