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 |
|---|---|
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |