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 |
|---|---|
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| venue | locale |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |