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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WordMeaning
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
boona timely benefit : blessing
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
coalesceto grow together
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
conceitfavorable opinion
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries