GRE Word List
EPOCH
an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
The meaning of the word epoch is an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |