GRE Word List
CATACLYSM
deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
The meaning of the word cataclysm is deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purse | pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet |
| amulet | charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck |
| galvanic | of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani |
| writ | written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something) |
| balk | stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate |
| martial | warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law |
| herald | messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher |
| sensitization | process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive |
| presage | foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen |
| scavenge | hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion |
