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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| faculty | ability |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| dull | tedious |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |