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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WordMeaning
miragean optical (see optical
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism