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

WordMeaning
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
maculatedmarked with spots : blotched
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful
swipea strong sweeping blow
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
slewa large number
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation