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 |
|---|---|
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |