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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |