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 |
|---|---|
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| aptitude | inclination |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |