GRE Word List
GRIEVANCE
a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance
The meaning of the word grievance is a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |