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 |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |