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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
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| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
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| sift | to put through a sieve |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |