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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chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
amendto put right
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
disconcertto throw into confusion
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
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impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)