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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| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |