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
panderto act as a pander
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
assailto attack violently : assault
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
shrewany 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
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable