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 |
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| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |