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
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
depredationto lay waste : plunder
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)