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
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
auroraldawn
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice