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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WordMeaning
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
treadto step or walk on or over
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
egressa place or means of going out : exit
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent