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 |
|---|---|
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |