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 |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
