GRE Word List
OCCIDENT
the West
The meaning of the word occident is the West.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chorus | phrase repeated throughout a song or poem |
| delete | erase; strike out |
| vapid | lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; Ex. vapid lecture |
| prodigious | enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory |
| synoptic | providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis |
| luxuriate | take pleasure in great comfort |
| errant | wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards; Ex. knight-errant |
| gusty | windy |
| feral | (of an animal) not domestic; wild |
| umbrage | resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness |