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 |
|---|---|
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| amity | friendship |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |