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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WordMeaning
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
irksometending to irk : tedious
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as