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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| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| mystic | mystical |