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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| Word | Meaning |
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| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |