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 |
|---|---|
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| prank | trick |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |