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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swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
invalidate | to make invalid |
slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
lampoon | satire |
enrapture | to fill with delight |
collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |