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 |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |