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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |