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 |
|---|---|
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |