GRE Word List
CATACLYSM
flood
The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| recast | to cast again |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| eventual | contingent |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |