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 |
|---|---|
| pundit | pandit |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |