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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WordMeaning
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
sequesterto set apart : segregate
dodderingfeeble
collusionsecret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
bogwet spongy ground
redressto set right : remedy
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow