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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| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
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| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |