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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| impinge | encroach |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |