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 |
|---|---|
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| trappings | outward signs |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |