GRE Word List
APOCALYPTIC
of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
The meaning of the word apocalyptic is of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| sibling | sib |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |