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 |
|---|---|
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |