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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| cataclysm | flood |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| forte | one's strong point |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |