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 |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| conscientious | meticulous |