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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incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable