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
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
garnerto gather into storage
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
plaitpleat
deviouswandering
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage