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 |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| distend | extend |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |