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
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms