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 |
|---|---|
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |