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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| fauna | animal life |
| portly | dignified |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |