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 |
|---|---|
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| pummel | pound |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| pugilist | fighter |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |