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 |
|---|---|
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |