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 |
|---|---|
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| acuity | keenness of perception |