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
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
unregeneratenot regenerate
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect