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.

Random words

WordMeaning
copiousyielding something abundantly
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
apiculturethe keeping of bees especially on a large scale
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
overseesurvey
primaloriginal
arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
disengageto release from something that engages or involves