GRE Word List

CATACLYSM

flood

The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.

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WordMeaning
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
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amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand