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 |
|---|---|
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| random | a haphazard course |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |