GRE Word List

CATACLYSM

flood

The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.

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inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
limpto walk lamely
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
quotidianoccurring every day