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.

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WordMeaning
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty