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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| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |