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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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |