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
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
parochialof or relating to a church parish
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
mandatean authoritative command
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever