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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headfirstwith the head foremost
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
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penetrateto pass into or through
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
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facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
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smudgeto make a smudge on
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point