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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |