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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WordMeaning
fienddevil
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
witherto become dry and sapless
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
compulsionan act of compelling
equipoisea state of equilibrium
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
jibeto be in accord : agree
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action