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 |
|---|---|
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |