GRE Word List

ACROPHOBIA

abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights

The meaning of the word acrophobia is abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights.

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WordMeaning
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
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spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
clapperone that claps: such as
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
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