GRE Word List
APEX
the uppermost point : vertex
The meaning of the word apex is the uppermost point : vertex.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| engender | beget |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| amend | to put right |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |