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
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
malcontenta discontented person:
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
elusivetending to elude: such as
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing