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 |
|---|---|
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |