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 |
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| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |