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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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| raspy | harsh |
| junket | trip |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
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| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
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