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 |
|---|---|
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| hurl | rush |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
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