GRE Word List
PHOBIA
an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation
The meaning of the word phobia is an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| trample | tramp |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |