GRE Word List

OCCIDENT

west

The meaning of the word occident is west.

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vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile