GRE Word List

OCCIDENT

west

The meaning of the word occident is west.

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gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
plauditan act or round of applause
betokento typify beforehand : presage
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
rubrican authoritative rule
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
pendingduring
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
hydrophobiarabies