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 |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| demur | to take exception : object |