GRE Word List
ANGUISH
extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
The meaning of the word anguish is extreme pain, distress, or anxiety.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| noisome | noxious |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| boor | peasant |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |