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 |
|---|---|
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| grotto | cave |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |