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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| militate | to have weight or effect |
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