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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derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
withholdto hold back from action : check
riftfissure
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience