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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wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
prosodythe study of versification
vendorone that vends : seller
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
nimblequick and light in motion : agile
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms