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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queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
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diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
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