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 |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| pliant | pliable |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |