GRE Word List

CULMINATION

the action of culminating

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

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homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
gistessence; main point; substance
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing