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
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
resignrelegate
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
boorpeasant
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
inditemake up
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice