GRE Word List
HYDROPHOBIA
rabies
The meaning of the word hydrophobia is rabies.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |