GRE Word List
APEX
the uppermost point : vertex
The meaning of the word apex is the uppermost point : vertex.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| syllogism | a 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") |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |