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 |
|---|---|
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |