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 |
|---|---|
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| opus | work |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |