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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ingratean ungrateful person
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aptitudeinclination
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
piquantengagingly provocative
biennialoccurring every two years
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
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