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 |
|---|---|
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |