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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
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| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| brink | edge |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| inert | lacking the power to move |