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 |
|---|---|
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |