GRE Word List
TIMOROUS
of a timid disposition : fearful
The meaning of the word timorous is of a timid disposition : fearful.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nourish | nurture |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| osseous | bony |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |