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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|---|---|
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| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
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| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| fervid | very hot : burning |