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 |
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mischance | bad luck |
raspy | harsh |
explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
badinage | playful repartee : banter |
clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
compress | to press or squeeze together |
regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |