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 |
|---|---|
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |