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 |
|---|---|
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| brook | creek |