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
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
citadela fortress that commands (see command
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling