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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| whimsy | whim |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| maroon | a dark red |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |