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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
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| edifice | building |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |