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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WordMeaning
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
sherbeta cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
direexciting horror
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation