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
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
edicta proclamation having the force of law
anarchyabsence of government
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross