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
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
attireto put garments on : dress
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
fugitiverunning away or intending flight
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable