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 |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| garnish | decorate |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |