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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| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
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| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
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| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |