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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| defalcate | deduct |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |