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
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
briskkeenly alert : lively
pursea small bag for money
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
billowingwave
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena