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 |
|---|---|
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| gazette | newspaper |
| freebooter | pirate |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |