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 |
|---|---|
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |