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 |
|---|---|
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| conspire | plot |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| actuary | clerk |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| disconsolate | cheerless |