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 |
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| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |