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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extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
retractto draw back or in
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort