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 |
|---|---|
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| impinge | encroach |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| deify | to make a god of |