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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incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
bestialof or relating to beasts
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
anodyneserving to alleviate pain
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate