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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mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
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bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
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mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises