GRE Word List
CATACLYSM
flood
The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| exegesis | exposition |