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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ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
approbationcommendation
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
siblingsib
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
regalof, relating to, or suitable for a king
postulatedemand