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 |
|---|---|
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| polity | political organization |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |