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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impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
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scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
longevitya long duration of individual life
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
precipitantprecipitate