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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WordMeaning
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
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auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
spoofdeceive
replicateduplicate
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
contagiona contagious disease