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 |
|---|---|
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |