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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| slake | subside |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| rarefied | being less dense |