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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provident | frugal |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
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| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |