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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| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
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