GRE Word List
AFFLICTION
state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
The meaning of the word affliction is state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surfeit | satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount; Ex. surfeit of food |
| enigma | puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling |
| adapt | make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel. |
| incubate | hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
| obligatory | binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate |
| groom | man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal) |
| shack | crude cabin |
| stalemate | deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked |
| rapt | engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener |
| omnipresent | universally present; ubiquitous |
