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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| fluke | flatfish |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |