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 |
|---|---|
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| indite | make up |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |