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 |
|---|---|
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |