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

WordMeaning
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
resignrelegate
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
durationcontinuance in time