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
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
kudospraise given for achievement
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
mysticmystical
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
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