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
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| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
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