GRE Word List

MALADY

a disease or disorder of the animal body

The meaning of the word malady is a disease or disorder of the animal body.

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WordMeaning
sustainto give support or relief to
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
implyto express indirectly
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity