GRE Word List
CATASTROPHE
a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
The meaning of the word catastrophe is a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin.
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| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
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| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
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| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
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