GRE Word List
ANGUISH
extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
The meaning of the word anguish is extreme pain, distress, or anxiety.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| edifice | building |
| dys- | abnormal |