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 |
|---|---|
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| upright | perpendicular |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |