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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WordMeaning
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
buoyanthaving buoyancy
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary