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
onusburden
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
communalof or relating to one or more communes
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
rabidextremely violent : furious