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 |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| imbibe | drink |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |