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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poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
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panderto act as a pander
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polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
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viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
tightwada close or miserly person