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 |
|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
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| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |