GRE Word List
APOTHEOSIS
the perfect form or example of something : quintessence
The meaning of the word apotheosis is the perfect form or example of something : quintessence.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| dire | exciting horror |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |