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 |
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| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |