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 |
|---|---|
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| scintilla | spark |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| culmination | the action of culminating |