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 |
|---|---|
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| lout | to bow in respect |