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 |
|---|---|
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |