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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WordMeaning
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
implicationsomething implied: such as
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
dissipateto break up and drive off
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol