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 |
|---|---|
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| concordat | compact |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |