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
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
antecedeprecede
migrantone that migrates: such as
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs