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 |
|---|---|
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |