GRE Word List
CATASTROPHE
calamity ; disaster
The meaning of the word catastrophe is calamity ; disaster.
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salubrious | healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health |
hurtle | crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train |
douse | plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse |
aghast | filled with great surprise or fear; horrified |
rococo | ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century |
temporize | gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself |
fit | sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy |
rapture | great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous |
cryptic | mysterious; hidden; secret |
partial | incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something |