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 |
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| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| opus | work |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |