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
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
retractto draw back or in
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics