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
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
obscuredark
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
quirkan abrupt twist or curve