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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |