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 |
|---|---|
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |