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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |