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 |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| consort | associate |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |