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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felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
dieto pass from physical life : expire