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 |
|---|---|
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| giddy | dizzy |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |