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 |
|---|---|
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| dynamo | generator |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |