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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| hubbub | noise |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |