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 |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |