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— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

WHAT THE HEART OF THE YOUNG MAN SAID TO THE PSALMIST.

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,

Life is but an empty dream!

For the soul is dead that slumbers,

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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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cataclysmic

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Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.

In a Sentence

“It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

events cataclysmicevent cataclysmicvariables cataclysmic. cataclysmicchanges cataclysmicchange cataclysmic
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Synonyms

cataclysmaldestructive

Antonyms

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Related Words

catastrophiccalamitousdisastrousdevastatingenormousmassivetremendous

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