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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pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
denotationan act or process of denoting
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flounderflatfish
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