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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eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
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littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
scrappyconsisting of scraps
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose