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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| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| engender | beget |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |