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 |
|---|---|
| garnish | decorate |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |