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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| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
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