GRE Word List

EXEMPLARY

deserving imitation : commendable

The meaning of the word exemplary is deserving imitation : commendable.

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WordMeaning
concurto express agreement
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
longevitya long duration of individual life
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
redressto set right : remedy