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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| Word | Meaning |
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| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| benison | blessing |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
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