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
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
diluteattenuate
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention