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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WordMeaning
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
nutritiousnourishing
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
optimista person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree