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
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
sustainto give support or relief to
approbationcommendation
carefreefree from care: such as
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
conveneto come together in a body
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic