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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implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
pending | during |
engender | beget |
garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
grudging | unwilling |
deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |