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
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
vixena female fox
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance