GRE Word List

CLIMACTIC

of, relating to, or constituting a climax

The meaning of the word climactic is of, relating to, or constituting a climax.

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WordMeaning
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
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juncturea point of time
passiveacted upon by an external agency