GRE Word List

ANTEDILUVIAN

of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible

The meaning of the word antediluvian is of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible.

Random words

WordMeaning
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
severto put or keep apart : divide
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
mimicryan instance of mimicking
sustainto give support or relief to
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless