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 |
|---|---|
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |