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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WordMeaning
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
decreean order usually having the force of law
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
oratorone who delivers an oration