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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |