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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WordMeaning
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
suitorone that petitions or entreats
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
woefulfull of woe : grievous