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 |
|---|---|
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| oversee | survey |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |