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 |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |