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
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
contagiona contagious disease
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England