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
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
unregeneratenot regenerate
vixena female fox
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely