GRE Word List

HYDROPHOBIA

rabies

The meaning of the word hydrophobia is rabies.

Random words

WordMeaning
douseto plunge into water
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
reprisala retaliatory act
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord