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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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| writ | something written : writing |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |