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 |
|---|---|
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |