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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unkempt | not combed |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
