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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halfheartedlacking heart, spirit, or interest
duressforcible restraint or restriction
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
satiatefilled to satiety
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nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
upshotthe final result : outcome
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony