acme vs low-water mark

acme

noun
  • A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point. 

  • Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness. 

  • A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. 

  • Full bloom or reproductive maturity. 

low-water mark

noun
  • A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the lowest level reached by a body of water. 

  • The nadir or lowest point of something. 

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