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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WordMeaning
replenishto fill or build up again
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
incrustationa crust or hard coating
tatterto make ragged
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns