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 |
|---|---|
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
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| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
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