GRE Word List
OCCIDENT
west
The meaning of the word occident is west.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| haggard | not tamed |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |