GRE Word List

CATACLYSM

flood

The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.

Random words

WordMeaning
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
savoryhaving savor: such as
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
igneousformed by solidification of magma
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme