GRE Word List
OCCIDENT
west
The meaning of the word occident is west.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |