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 |
|---|---|
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |