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 |
|---|---|
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |