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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ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
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enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
draftthe act of drawing or pulling in a net
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking