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 |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |