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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| finished | entirely done |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |