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 |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |