GRE Word List

OCCIDENT

west

The meaning of the word occident is west.

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WordMeaning
gradationa series forming successive stages
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
undulatinghaving a wavy surface, edge, or markings
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
ripto tear or split apart or open
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat