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
alleviaterelieve
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle