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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coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
skiffany of various small boats
banka mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as
abodethe place where one lives : home