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
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
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bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
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communalof or relating to one or more communes
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