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 |
|---|---|
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |