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
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
welterwrithe
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
vindicateto free from allegation or blame