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 |
|---|---|
| sober | not intoxicated |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |