GRE Word List
HYDROPHOBIA
rabies
The meaning of the word hydrophobia is rabies.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |