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 |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |