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 |
|---|---|
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |