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 |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |