GRE Word List
EPITOME
perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
The meaning of the word epitome is perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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engender | cause; produce; give rise to |
brackish | somewhat saline |
lunar | pertaining to the moon |
cloister | monastery or convent |
mediocre | ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad |
toll | sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge |
detonation | explosion |
legerdemain | sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand |
ambrosia | food of the gods |
caulk | make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship) |