GRE Word List

CULMINATION

the action of culminating

The meaning of the word culmination is the action of culminating.

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WordMeaning
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
poisebalance
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
inebriateone who is drunk
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
glitterto shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously