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.

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WordMeaning
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
fermentto undergo fermentation
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
depleteto empty of a principal substance
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
attestto affirm to be true or genuine