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 |
|---|---|
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| puerile | juvenile |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |