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 |
|---|---|
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| random | a haphazard course |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |