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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| bauble | trinket |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |