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 |
|---|---|
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |