GRE Word List
APOTHEOSIS
elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
The meaning of the word apotheosis is elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful; sorrowful |
| except | exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality |
| consequential | self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result; Ex. consequential air; CF. subsequent |
| undertaker | funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials |
| sodden | thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink |
| flowery | full of flowers; full of ornate expressions |
| agape | openmouthed |
| carnal | fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body |
| permeable | that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge |
| mammoth | gigantic; enormous |
