GRE Word List
EMBODY
to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
The meaning of the word embody is to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prong | fork |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| leave-taking | departure |