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
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
felonone who has committed a felony
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
naivetea naive remark or action
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence