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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quoruma select group
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
denotationan act or process of denoting
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
mandatean authoritative command
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
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