GRE Word List
PHOBIA
morbid fear
The meaning of the word phobia is morbid fear.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| respite | time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve |
| nominal | in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint |
| abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
| bequeath | leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest |
| congruent | in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous |
| wrangle | quarrel noisily; obtain through arguing; herd cattle; N. |
| dart | move or throw suddenly and quickly |
| intimate | hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal; Ex. intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary; N: close friend or confidant; CF. intimacy |
| blues | state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs) |
| covetous | avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions) |
