GRE Word List
ACME
the highest point or stage
The meaning of the word acme is the highest point or stage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| retiring | reserved |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |