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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| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |