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 |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| congruent | congruous |
| contrive | devise |