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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| nurture | training |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| farce | stuff |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |