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 |
|---|---|
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| actuary | clerk |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |