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.

Random words

WordMeaning
cataclysmflood
encircleto form a circle around : surround
brinkedge
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
disparitya noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building