GRE Word List
ADVERSITY
a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
The meaning of the word adversity is a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |