GRE Word List
DEPICT
to represent by or as if by a picture
The meaning of the word depict is to represent by or as if by a picture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| debut | a first appearance |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| decipher | decode |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |