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 |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |