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 |
|---|---|
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |