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 |
|---|---|
| trenchant | keen |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| drab | slattern |