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 |
|---|---|
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |