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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|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| prong | fork |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
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| disconsolate | cheerless |