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 |
|---|---|
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |