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 |
|---|---|
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| defalcate | deduct |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |