GRE Word List

CATACLYSM

flood

The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.

Random words

WordMeaning
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
asepticpreventing infection
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
tactfulhaving or showing tact
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
crypticsecret
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle