GRE Word List

CATACLYSM

flood

The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.

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WordMeaning
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
reckoncount
provenanceorigin
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
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retainto keep in possession or use
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
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