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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citadela fortress that commands (see command
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
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ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
rarefiedbeing less dense
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast
yoretime past and especially long past