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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WordMeaning
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
transpireto take place : go on
disingenuouslacking in candor
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude