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 |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual 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 |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |