GRE Word List
CATACLYSM
flood
The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |