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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addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
cemeterya burial ground
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
rallyto muster for a common purpose