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 |
|---|---|
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| plait | pleat |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |