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 |
|---|---|
| steep | lofty |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |