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 |
|---|---|
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |