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
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
callousbeing hardened and thickened
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea