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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| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| retiring | reserved |
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| cryptic | secret |