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 |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |