GRE Word List
OCCIDENT
west
The meaning of the word occident is west.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |