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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stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
fluxa flowing of fluid from the body: such as
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
aloftat or to a great height
obstetriciana physician specializing in obstetrics
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of