GRE Word List
ANTHROPOMORPHIC
described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
The meaning of the word anthropomorphic is described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |