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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backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
charlatan | quack |
unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |