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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WordMeaning
emulateto strive to equal or excel
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
carefreefree from care: such as
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head