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 |
|---|---|
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |