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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antecedeprecede
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration