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 |
|---|---|
| concur | to express agreement |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |