GRE Word List

OCCIDENT

west

The meaning of the word occident is west.

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moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
sageone (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
nourishnurture
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly