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 |
|---|---|
| descry | to catch sight of |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |