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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appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
confideto have confidence : trust
trekto make one's way arduously
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
limpto walk lamely