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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WordMeaning
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
crypticsecret
siftto put through a sieve
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
franticemotionally out of control
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness