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.

Random words

WordMeaning
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
retrenchcut down
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
trinketa small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively