GRE Word List

CULMINATION

the action of culminating

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

Random words

WordMeaning
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
siftto put through a sieve
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence