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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WordMeaning
zephyra breeze from the west
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
felonone who has committed a felony
groucha fit of bad temper
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both