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 |
|---|---|
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| warrant | sanction |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |