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 |
|---|---|
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| eventual | contingent |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |