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 |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| juncture | a point of time |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |