GRE Word List
OCCIDENT
west
The meaning of the word occident is west.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |