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 |
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| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |