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 |
|---|---|
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |