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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| delve | excavate |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |