🏔️ Acme: Peak SAT Vocabulary
ACME most nearly means: A) nadir; B) plateau; C) foundation; D) zenith. Answer inside. 👉️
This word looks weird to pronounce, doesn’t it? This is a useful word with quite a few synonyms.
📚️ Definition of Acme
Acme (noun): The highest point of something; the peak of achievement, perfection, or development. Example: the acme of her career.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Acme
IPA: /ˈæk.mi/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: AHK-mee
📰 Examples of Acme
Here are some examples of the word acme:
Winning the Pulitzer Prize was the acme of Leesa’s writing career.
The English word acme comes from the Greek akmē, meaning “highest point” or “prime,” and it’s actually the origin of the word “acne,” since pimples were once thought of as having “points.”
“For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.” — Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Fans of Road Runner cartoons from Looney Tunes will immediately recognize the ACME Corporation as the iconic fictional brand that constantly fails Wile E. Coyote.
Quiz answer: D, zenith.