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 |
|---|---|
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |