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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| Word | Meaning |
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| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| juncture | a point of time |
| conflagration | fire |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| impuissance | weakness |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |