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 |
|---|---|
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |