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 |
|---|---|
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |