GRE Word List
DISTRAUGHT
agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
The meaning of the word distraught is agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| progeny | descendants |
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| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
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| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |