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 |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |