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 |
|---|---|
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| wanton | merciless |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |