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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| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
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| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
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| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |