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 |
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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 |