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 |
|---|---|
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
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