GRE Word List

EPITOME

a typical or ideal example : embodiment

The meaning of the word epitome is a typical or ideal example : embodiment.

Random words

WordMeaning
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
concordatcompact
genuflectto bend the knee
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
pediatriciana specialist in pediatrics
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
lampoonsatire