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 |
|---|---|
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| convention | agreement |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |