GRE Word List

ACME

the highest point or stage

The meaning of the word acme is the highest point or stage.

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deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure