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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| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |