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 |
|---|---|
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| rotunda | a round building |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |