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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |