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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audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
concurto express agreement
accessiblecapable of being reached
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid