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
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
crossa structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age