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 |
|---|---|
| misadventure | misfortune |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |