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 |
|---|---|
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| congenial | pleasant |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| doze | to sleep lightly |