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 |
|---|---|
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| quisling | traitor |