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 |
|---|---|
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |