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 |
|---|---|
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| trenchant | keen |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| guy | man |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |