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 |
|---|---|
| inanimate | not animate: |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| tome | book |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |