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 |
|---|---|
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |