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 |
|---|---|
| pitfall | trap |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |