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 |
|---|---|
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |