GRE Word List
CLAUSTROPHOBIA
abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
The meaning of the word claustrophobia is abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
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| demure | reserved |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |