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 |
|---|---|
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| leave-taking | departure |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |