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 |
|---|---|
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| parlance | speech |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |