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
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
poisebalance
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
anemiaa condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
dissensiondisagreement
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition