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 |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |