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 |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |