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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| vixen | a female fox |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |