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
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
piquantengagingly provocative
collateto compare critically
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
loutto bow in respect
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air