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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augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
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proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
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regimeregimen