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
soarto fly aloft or about
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
garnerto gather into storage
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
macean aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg
skinflinta person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand