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 |
|---|---|
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |