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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| connoisseur | expert |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| implode | to burst inward |