preapocalyptic
Examples
“Rachel’s decision is partly based on her fear of another attack on New York: they were trying to understand⟳, Hans recalls, “whether we were in a preapocalyptic situation, like⟳ the European Jews in the ’30s or the last⟳ citizens of Pompeii, or whether our situation was merely near apocalyptic, like⟳ that of the cold war inhabitants of New York, London, Washington and, for that matter⟳, Moscow.””
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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