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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WordMeaning
litheeasily bent or flexed
concentrichaving a common center
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
sybaritevoluptuary