GRE Word List
TIMOROUS
of a timid disposition : fearful
The meaning of the word timorous is of a timid disposition : fearful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| defer | put off |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |