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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|---|---|
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |