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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|---|---|
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
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| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
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| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |