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 |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |