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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| facsimile | an exact copy |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| espouse | marry |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |