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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WordMeaning
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
brochurepamphlet
raga waste piece of cloth
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
fabricateinvent