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 |
|---|---|
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| plait | pleat |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| doze | to sleep lightly |