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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| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
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| requite | to make return for : repay |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| braid | to make from braids |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |