GRE Word List

CATACLYSM

flood

The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.

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WordMeaning
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
affinityrelationship by marriage
docileeasily taught
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
insensatelacking sense or understanding
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another