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 |
|---|---|
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |