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 |
|---|---|
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |