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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WordMeaning
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
lacerationthe act of lacerating