GRE Word List
CATACLYSM
flood
The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |