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 |
|---|---|
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| sophist | philosopher |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |