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 |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| condign | deserved |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |