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 |
|---|---|
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| 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) |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| concur | to express agreement |
| fauna | animal life |