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 |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| expatriate | banish |
| trappings | outward signs |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |