GRE Word List

BUGABOO

an imaginary object of fear

The meaning of the word bugaboo is an imaginary object of fear.

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WordMeaning
rallyto muster for a common purpose
commemorateto call to remembrance
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
opulencewealth
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
retortto pay or hurl back : return