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
cemeterya burial ground
vendettablood feud
constituenta member of a constituency
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
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parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
shuntto turn off to one side : shift