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 |
|---|---|
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |