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 |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |