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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| stilted | pompous |