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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| pummel | pound |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |