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 |
|---|---|
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| influx | a coming in |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |