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 |
|---|---|
| raiment | clothing |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |