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
neologisma new word, usage, or expression
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
finishto come to an end : terminate