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
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
clapperone that claps: such as
balma balsamic (see balsamic
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
rusea wily subterfuge
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
passepast one's prime
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference