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 |
|---|---|
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| dingy | dirty |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |