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 |
|---|---|
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| conflagration | fire |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |