GRE Word List
CATACLYSM
flood
The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.
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| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
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| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |