GRE Word List
WOE
a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
The meaning of the word woe is a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief.
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| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |