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 |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| natal | native |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |