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.

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WordMeaning
lanknot well filled out : slender
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
seasonablesuitable to the season or circumstances : timely
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
plummetto fall perpendicularly
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
unassumingnot assuming : modest