GRE Word List

EPITOME

a typical or ideal example : embodiment

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

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WordMeaning
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
overtopen to view : manifest
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.