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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| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |