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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precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
grievancea cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon