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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |