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
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
searbeing dried and withered
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
loutto bow in respect
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound