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
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| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
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| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| primal | original |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| quisling | traitor |