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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |