GRE Word List
DEIFY
to make a god of
The meaning of the word deify is to make a god of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |