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 |
|---|---|
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| score | twenty |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |