GRE Word List
EPITOME
perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
The meaning of the word epitome is perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
| brackish | somewhat saline |
| lunar | pertaining to the moon |
| cloister | monastery or convent |
| mediocre | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
| toll | sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge |
| detonation | explosion |
| legerdemain | sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand |
| ambrosia | food of the gods |
| caulk | make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship) |
