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 |
|---|---|
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |