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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satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
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tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
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inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
randoma haphazard course