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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| schism | division |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |