GRE Word List
CATACLYSM
flood
The meaning of the word cataclysm is flood.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |