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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extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
regalof, relating to, or suitable for a king