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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commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
conflagrationfire
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault