GRE Word List
CATASTROPHE
calamity ; disaster
The meaning of the word catastrophe is calamity ; disaster.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salubrious | healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health |
| hurtle | crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train |
| douse | plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse |
| aghast | filled with great surprise or fear; horrified |
| rococo | ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century |
| temporize | gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself |
| fit | sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy |
| rapture | great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous |
| cryptic | mysterious; hidden; secret |
| partial | incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something |
