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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |