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 |
|---|---|
| primal | original |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| laud | praise |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |