GRE Word List

CATACLYSM

flood

The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.

Random words

WordMeaning
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
obsessivetending to cause obsession
dulltedious
scrappyconsisting of scraps
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag