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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warrantedsanction
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)