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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|---|---|
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |