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 |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| trample | tramp |
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| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
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