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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| refrain | curb |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| passe | past one's prime |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |