GRE Word List
OCCIDENT
west
The meaning of the word occident is west.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| imprecation | curse |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| epic | a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero |