GRE Word List
APEX
tip; summit; climax; highest point
The meaning of the word apex is tip; summit; climax; highest point.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sublimate | refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state |
| adversity | great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event |
| hybrid | mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize |
| avert | prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight. |
| hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
| overwhelm | (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief |
| imbibe | drink in |
| placid | peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake |
| sham | pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham. |
| speck | small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye |
