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
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
lardera place where food is stored : pantry
climeclimate
deferput off
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling