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 |
|---|---|
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
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| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| conflagration | fire |
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| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |