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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WordMeaning
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
dissipateto break up and drive off
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
nourishnurture
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction