GRE Word List

OCCIDENT

west

The meaning of the word occident is west.

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WordMeaning
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
tempothe 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
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish