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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ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age