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
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
culminationthe action of culminating
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
pento shut in or as if in a pen