Step 1 : Introduction to the question "2. C - Our next word is an adjective that means a violent, sudden and usually tragic event. Please tell me how to correctly spell it. "
...1. cattastrophic 2. catastrophic 3. catastrofic 4. catastroffic It comes from the Greek "katastrephein" meaning to "to turn" or "to overturn". Its first known use was around 1540, although one website puts it as late as 1837.