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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| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
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| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| juncture | a point of time |
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| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
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| cryptic | secret |