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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| dint | force |
| calculated | apt |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| prosperous | auspicious |