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.

Random words

WordMeaning
clapperone that claps: such as
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
nullifyto make null (see null