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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maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
immaculatespotlessly clean
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
callousbeing hardened and thickened
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment