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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WordMeaning
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
symmetrybalanced proportions
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
depositiona testifying especially before a court
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner