GRE Word List

TRIBULATION

distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution

The meaning of the word tribulation is distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution.

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WordMeaning
warrantedsanction
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with