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
ferventvery hot : glowing
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
suppliantsupplicant
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
mediateoccupying a middle position
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
tentativenot fully worked out or developed