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
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
invoketo petition for help or support
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
legenda story coming down from the past
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
predecessorone that precedes
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region