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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formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
sleeperone that sleeps
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice