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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hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
concentrichaving a common center
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
smughighly self-satisfied
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic