GRE Word List
BUGABOO
an imaginary object of fear
The meaning of the word bugaboo is an imaginary object of fear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |