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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|---|---|
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
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| pugilist | fighter |
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| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
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