GRE Word List

AFFLICTION

a cause of persistent pain or distress

The meaning of the word affliction is a cause of persistent pain or distress.

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WordMeaning
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
passiveacted upon by an external agency
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
acuitykeenness of perception