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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |