GRE Word List
CLAUSTROPHOBIA
fear of being locked in
The meaning of the word claustrophobia is fear of being locked in.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulverize | crush or grind into very small particles |
| pall | become boring; grow tiresome |
| hone | sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool |
| accommodate | oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
| surfeit | satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food |
| acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
| malediction | curse |
| clairvoyant | having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance |
| inamorata | woman whom a man loves |
| onus | burden; responsibility |
