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 |
|---|---|
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| chafe | irritate |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |