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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| apiarist | beekeeper |
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| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
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