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
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asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
quotidian | occurring every day |
ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |