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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
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| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |