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 |
|---|---|
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |