GRE Word List
EON
an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age
The meaning of the word eon is an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| minuscule | very small |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |