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
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
endueprovide
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
gibberishunintelligible or meaningless language: