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 |
|---|---|
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |