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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| Word | Meaning | 
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace | 
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means | 
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed | 
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible | 
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice | 
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate | 
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating | 
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations | 
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand | 
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |