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 |
|---|---|
| hallowed | holy |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| resign | relegate |
| defalcate | deduct |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |