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 |
|---|---|
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| delve | excavate |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |