GRE Word List
TIMIDITY
lacking in courage or self-confidence
The meaning of the word timidity is lacking in courage or self-confidence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| ensconce | shelter |