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 |
|---|---|
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| concur | to express agreement |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |