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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |