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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atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
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eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
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frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
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leasha line for leading or restraining an animal
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