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 |
|---|---|
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |