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 |
|---|---|
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |