GRE vocabulary
acme
the highest point of achievement or perfection
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Questions about “acme”
Acme (noun) means the highest point of achievement or perfection
Here is acme used in an example sentence: "Winning the championship marked the acme of her athletic career."
Common synonyms for acme include pinnacle, zenith, apex.
Antonyms of acme include nadir, bottom, low.
Acme is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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