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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| apprehend | arrest |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |