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
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive