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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |