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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| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| concordat | compact |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
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