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 |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |