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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| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
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| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| antecede | precede |
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| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
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