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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WordMeaning
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
exhumedisinter
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
evoketo call forth or up: such as
brazenmade of brass
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
indissolublenot dissoluble
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush