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

WordMeaning
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
randoma haphazard course
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
woefulfull of woe : grievous
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region