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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |