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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| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
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| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
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| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |