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.

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WordMeaning
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely