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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righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
sparseof few and scattered elements
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
dripto let fall in drops
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
expenditurethe act or process of expending