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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relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
haggardnot tamed
validateto make legally valid : ratify
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness