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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attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
underlyinglying beneath or below
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
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