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cataclysm noun alluvion, avalanche, convulsion, crash, debacle, deluge, disaster, disturbance, earthquake, eruption, extensive flood, flood, holocaust, inundation, overflow, overflowing, quake, storm, temblor, tidal wave, tremor, upheaval, violent upheaval Associated concepts: act of God, state of emergency See also: calamity, catastrophe, debacle, disaster, fatality, havoc, misfortune, outbreak, prostration, shambles, tragedy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The deep-freeze of Antarctica, better than anywhere else, contains evidence of plant and animal life that for millions of years flourished and then abruptly, cataclysmically went extinct. It is because I do not believe it possible that the thirst for freedom and decency in the countries of the Soviet Empire can remain much longer unslaked, and that any attempt either to quench it by total repression or to satisfy it by ral reforms, will be cataclysmically destructive of the eroded foundations of the entire State system. |
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