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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ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
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altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
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missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath