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 |
|---|---|
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |