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 |
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| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| blackball | to vote against |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| hurl | rush |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |