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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| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| ebullient | boiling |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| endorse | to write on the back of |