GRE Word List
TIMOROUS
of a timid disposition : fearful
The meaning of the word timorous is of a timid disposition : fearful.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| spoof | deceive |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |