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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countenancelook
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
foiblethe part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
recastto cast again
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
environencircle