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 |
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| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| predecessor | one that precedes |