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
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
relegateto send into exile : banish