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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |