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.

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WordMeaning
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
poreto gaze intently
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
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chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
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patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
flicka light sharp jerky stroke or movement
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