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 |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| mendicant | beggar |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| edifice | building |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| haven | harbor |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |