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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| brook | creek |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| quench | put out |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |