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
dissipateto break up and drive off
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
corrugatedhaving corrugations
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
appurtenancesaccessory objects
uniquebeing the only one : sole