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 |
|---|---|
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| demerit | offense |