GRE Word List
ANGUISH
extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
The meaning of the word anguish is extreme pain, distress, or anxiety.
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wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
lewd | obscene |
wrench | to move with a violent twist |
cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |