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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foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
discompose | to destroy the composure of |
troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
malcontent | a discontented person: |
undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |