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The Deluge Vocabulary
Terms dealing with the Great Flood, cataclysms, and rebirth
6 words
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diluvian
/dɪˈluːviən/relating to a flood or deluge, especially the biblical Flood
“The valley showed signs of diluvian erosion.”
antediluvian
/ˌæntɪdɪˈluːviən/ridiculously old-fashioned; belonging to the time before the biblical Flood
“Those ideas are positively antediluvian.”
post-diluvian
/ˌpoʊst dɪˈluːviən/occurring or existing after the Flood
“A post-diluvian world of survivors and new beginnings.”
cataclysmic
/ˌkætəˈkɫɪzmɪk/relating to a violent natural event or upheaval
“The eruption was a cataclysmic event for the region.”
inundation
/ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən/an overwhelming abundance of people or things; flooding
“We faced an inundation of complaints.”
antediluvial
/ˌæntɪdɪˈluːviəl/variant of antediluvian; extremely ancient
“Antediluvial creatures roaming the earth.”
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