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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|---|---|
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
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| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
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| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
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| scintilla | spark |