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 |
|---|---|
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| congenial | pleasant |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |