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
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
mishapan unfortunate accident
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
husbanda male partner in a marriage
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented