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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |