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 |
|---|---|
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| finery | ornament |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |