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
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
extolto praise highly : glorify
applicationan act of applying:
abodethe place where one lives : home