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 |
|---|---|
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| fauna | animal life |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |