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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paramourlover
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caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
subsistencereal being : existence
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor