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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WordMeaning
stem_fromarise from; originate from
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
laxloose