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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WordMeaning
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
antipathya strong feeling of dislike
opticiana maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
tannerone that tans hides
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
corporealhaving, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as
plumea feather of a bird: such as
stygianof or relating to the river Styx