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 |
|---|---|
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| whittle | a large knife |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |