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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abutto border on : to touch along an edge
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morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
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