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 |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| drab | slattern |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |