GRE Word List

APEX

the uppermost point : vertex

The meaning of the word apex is the uppermost point : vertex.

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WordMeaning
ciliatedpossessing cilia
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
homespunspun or made at home
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
zealota zealous person
dyspepticindigestion
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame