GRE Word List

DELUGE

an overflowing of the land by water

The meaning of the word deluge is an overflowing of the land by water.

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salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
arborealof, relating to, or resembling a tree
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
smudgeto make a smudge on
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit