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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|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| historic | historical |
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| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
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| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
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