GRE Word List
CATACLYSM
flood
The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| passe | past one's prime |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| coalesce | to grow together |