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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| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
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| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |