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 |
|---|---|
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| unfrock | defrock |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |