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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| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| trample | tramp |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |