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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arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
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importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
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adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
reprisea musical repetition: