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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WordMeaning
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
predisposeto dispose in advance
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
metaphora 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)
dingydirty
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
primaloriginal
irremediablenot remediable