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 |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| opus | work |
| implode | to burst inward |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |