GRE Word List
OCCIDENT
west
The meaning of the word occident is west.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| diadem | crown |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |