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 |
|---|---|
| executor | one who executes something |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
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| debonair | suave |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |