GRE Word List

CATACLYSM

flood

The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.

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abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
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oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
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