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 |
|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |