GRE Word List

CALAMITY

a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering

The meaning of the word calamity is a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering.

Random words

WordMeaning
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
larcenythe unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
residualremainder
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
overblownpast the prime of bloom
effluviuman invisible emanation
untenablenot able to be defended
posthumousborn after the death of the father
eventualcontingent