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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| precipitant | precipitate |