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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reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government