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 |
|---|---|
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| chafe | irritate |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| environ | encircle |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |