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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withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
occidentwest
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority