GRE Word List

CATACLYSM

flood

The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.

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WordMeaning
bookishof or relating to books
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
retaliateto return like for like
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural