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 |
|---|---|
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| dissension | disagreement |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| minuscule | very small |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |