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 |
|---|---|
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| writ | something written : writing |